About this conference

As the world prepares for the G-8, G-20, and NATO Summits in May and June, this event will give expert presenters an opportunity to preview the summits' issues, significance, and likely outcomes. This two-day conference, presented by the Stanley Foundation, the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, and Northwestern University's Roberta Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies, will also examine the broader role summits play in forging international consensus and cooperation.

About The Stanley Foundation

The Stanley Foundation seeks a secure peace with freedom and justice, built on world citizenship and effective global governance. It brings fresh voices, original ideas, and lasting solutions to debates on global and regional problems. The foundation is a nonpartisan, private operating foundation, located in Muscatine, Iowa, that focuses on peace and security issues and advocates principled multilateralism.